- Population
- 10.4M
- Area
- 131,957 km²
- Language
- Greek
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Drives on the
- Right
- Domain
- .gr
- Calling code
- +30
Why it sticks
- 1
Greece has around 6,000 islands and islets, of which only about 200 are inhabited.
- 2
The nine blue and white stripes are said to match the syllables of "Eleftheria i Thanatos" (Freedom or Death).
- 3
Athens is the birthplace of democracy, and the ancient Olympic Games began at Olympia in 776 BC.
- 4
About 80% of the country is mountainous; Mount Olympus (2,918 m) is the highest peak.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr coverage: Official coverage- Greek-alphabet signs, usually with a Latin transliteration underneath.
- Licence plates have the EU strip with "GR" and the format "ABC-1234", using only letters shared with the Latin alphabet.
- Small roadside shrines (kandylakia) on posts are extremely common.
- Dry Mediterranean scrub and olive groves; whitewashed houses with blue accents on the islands.
Coverage types
- GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
- GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage